Combination bag rack and auxiliary platform for scales



July 24, 1923. 1,462,983

H.C.SCHAPER- COMBINATIONBAG RACK AND AUXILIARY PLATFORM FOR SCALESFiled. Sept. 13 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 @614" b 56 F5 Z5? 5 Z4 id ffii, Z0T?IIlllllllllllllllllIIlllllllllllllflllllllllllllflllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllll.5 2a s E ,8 /7 4? July 24, 1923a I H. EQHAFER COMBINATION BAG BACK ANDAUXILIARY PLATFORM FOR SCALES Filed Sept. 13 19 0 ihea'izs shee't I'zff" 'ci gi I .w'v

l T p sad HARRY C. SCHAPEE, OF LEE-U15,

MATIC SCALE COMPANY, SE. P"

COMBINATION BAG 3.9.6121 11751 Application filed September To all whomit may concern.

Be it known that l, I-Linnr G. a citizen of the United States, residingat St. Louis, Missouri, have invented tain new and useful EmproverCombination Bag Racks and Jun: Platforms for Scales, of which the ilowing is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being ha d to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification.

My invention relates generally to weighing scales and more particularlyto a frame or structure that is positioned upon the platform of thescale, and which structure includes an auxiliary platform that isadapted to be arranged at different heights above the main platform ofthe scale, and which arrangement is of especial advantage infacilitating the work incident to the weighing of small objects orpackages and which ordinarily require the workman to bend over when theobjects or packages are placed up on or removed from the scale platform.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a relatively simpleand efficient structure which includes an a1 liary platform that can beeasily and quickly ra'. ed or lowered for the accommodation of the goodsor objects that are being weighed and said auxiliary platform beinghinged to its supporting framework so that it can be swung or foldedinto an out-oftl1e-way position when it is desired to use the scaleweighing relatively tall objects or those objects or packages which donot require the weighman to bend over in placing them upon and removingthem from the scale platform.

A further object of my .invention is to equip a scale platform with anupright frame or rack which serves as a support for a filled orpartially filled bag while the same is positioned on the scale platformto be filled and weighed. In this connection. it will be understood thatthere is a tendency of a filled bag of granular material such as cement,lime, or small grain, to topple over when placed on the scale platform,and my improved device serves to hold the bags firmly in an uprightposition while on. the platform.

With the foregoing and other objects TC T ll t GENERAL AUTO- ;PORATION0F MISSOURI.

T LATFOBIBCE FOR SCALES.

Serial No. 418,027.

vlew, my invention consists in certain novel features of constructionand arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed,and illustrated 1n the accompanying drawings, in i ure 1 1s a .Ll'Qllbary scale platf ttional view of an orm of my improved ure is a sideelevational view of the auxiliary platform with dotted lines showx l inthe same in ele ated position.

pure 3 a side elevational view of the axillary platform and thesupporting r; niework therefor and showing said platiorm swung downwardinto an out-of-theposition. Limits t is men D an enlarged horizontalsec- 1 roximately on the line l of e 'sure 5 an enlarged horizontalsection 8. proximately on the line 55 of Fig Referring by numerals tothe accompanying drawings which illustrate a practical air-boi desinates none or my invention, 10 h the base frame or housing of anordinary weighing scale, and disposed above said base ..s L to mold oarrecurring p at 01111 i1. ihe

support for the auxiliary platform contemplated by my invent/omcomprises a substantially rectangular frame, preferably formed andincludmg a horizontally of cast metal disposed base rail 12. a pair ofuprights 13, and a top rail l t. The base rail 12 is fixed in anysuitable manner. preferably by means of bolts, to one end of the scaleplatform 11, and rigidly fixed to and projecting upwardly from the upperends of the uprights 13 are posts or standards 15, preferably in theform metal rods or tubes. Connecting the upper ends of these posts oruprights is a horizontally disposed brace rail 16.

Formed integral with the upright members 1 1 are vertically disposedwebs 1'7 and formed therein suitable distances apart are notches 18.Arranged to slide freely on the rights or posts 15 are collars 19through he walls of which pass the threaded SlmUhIS of thiunb screws 20and the inner ends said shanks adapted to engage in suitab locatedapertures or recesses 21, the

be suitably spaced apart and the distance between an adjacent pair ofthese apertures corresponds with the distance between an ac of thenotches l8. Formed integral with the collars 19 are horizontallydisposed pairs of ears .2 and hinged thereto by means of transverselydisposed sins 2?; are ears 2% that are lined to and depend from the rearportion of a substantially rectangular plate 25, preferably formed ofand which constitutes the vertically adjustable auxiliary platform forthe scale. The rear or inner edge of this auxiliary platform extends ashort distance beyond the posts or uprights and said plattorm beingnotched or cut away as designated by 26 for the accommodation of saidposts or uprights.

Formed integral with or fixed to the underside of the front portion or"this auuiliarv platform are depending rearwardly pre sented hooks 27that are adapted to engage in slots or apertures 28 which latter areformed in the upper rail of: substantially rectangular skeleton brace orauxiliary platform supporting member 29. Formed at the lower corners oi?this brace member are laterally projectingpins 80 that are adapted toengage in the notches 18 that are formed in the webs 17 of the uprightsupporting frame.

To adjust the auxiliary platiorm vertically, thumb screws 20 areloosened to disengage the inner ends of their shanks from the apertures21 in which they have been seated, and the auxiliary plr term 25 may nowbe moved vertically to the desired height, after which the thumb screwsare manipulated to position the inner ends of the shanks thereof in acorresponding pair of the apertures 21.

()bviously the bracing member 29 must be moved vertically to retain theauxiliary plat form in horizontal position and the pins 30 in the lowercorners of the brace are positioned in a. corresponding pair of thenotches 18 and which latter, as heretofore described, are spaced apartso as to correspond with the spaced arrangement of apertures 21.

In Figure 2, solid lines show the lowermost position of the auxiliaryplatform and bra -e 2S), andv dotted lines show said parts in theirhighest adjusted positions.

hen it is desired to fold the auxiliary platform and brace therefor intoan out-oftheway position in order to weigh objects in the ordinarymanner upon the scale platform 11, collars 19 and the rear end ofauxiliary platform 25 are elevated slightly in order to permit bracemember 29 to be swung into a substantially vertical plane between thewebs 17 of the upright supporting frame, after which the auxiliaryplatform is swung; downwardly so that it occupies a vertical planeimmediately in. front of the supporting brace and the upright supportingframe comprising the parts 12, 13 and 14:. (See Fig.

In weighing a large number of relatively small objects or packages onthe platform of an ordinary scale, the weighman is required torepeatedly bend over the scale for each package or o'ojc .nt is placedupon or removed rrom the scale pla term and this in- -C-33fl'i0l1(." isentirely liminated by the use or an an v vertically adjustable platformof 3 y improved construction, for said plalaorm can be adjustedvertically so as to occupy horizontal plane where the packcen beconveniently handled by the weighman and without the necessity 'for constantly stoopin or bend ng over. \Vhen filled or par 1 filled bags areplaced on the scale platform, the upright 'lramc serves a sup ort toprevent the bags from topingg over.

An auxiliary platform my improved construction is comparatively simple,is capable oi"- being easily and cheaply produced, n "v be readilyadjusted from one horizontal ane to another, and can be readily foldedso as to occupy a relatively small space while not use.

lit will be readil understood that minor hanges in the size. form andconstruction of various parts of my improved platform can. be made andsulis ituted for those herein shown and described, without departingfrom the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in theappended claims.

I claim as my invention:

The combination with scale and its platform. of a supporting frameprojecting upwardly from the scale plattorm, a hinged auxiliaryplattern'i arranged on said supportin Frame and vertically adjustablethereon. and means carried by said auxiliary platform and adapted toengage said supporting; frame for securing; said auxiliary frame to theupright platform in its ad" justed position.

device of the class described coml an upright frame adapted to beapplied to a scale platform. an auxiliary platform, supports verticallyadjustable upon said upright frame and hinged to said auxiliaryplatform, and a brace arranged between the upright Frame and saidauxiliary platform. and adapted to be moved out of engagement with saidauxiliary jDlltt'fOl'lll to permit the latter to be folded against saidframe.

3. A. device of the class descrioed comprising an uprin'ht supportingframe adapted to be applieo to scale platiorm, an auxiliary platform,supports vertically adjustable on said supporting trame and hiugg edlysupporting said au:-.1liary platform. and means for securing; saidsupports to said tragne in their adjusted positions.

1-. In a device of the described, an upright t'rame adapted to beapplied to a scale t supports adjustably ar-- platiorm.

ports in their adjusted positions, and auxiliary platform hinged at oneend to said suppoprts, and detachable means for engaging and supportingthe opposite end of said auxiliary platform.

5. In a device of the class described, an upright frame adapted to beapplied to a scale platform supports slidably arranged upon said uprightframe, means in said sup ports for locking the latter to said frame anauxiliary platform hinged at one end to said supports and a brace adiustably arranged on said upright frame and detachably engaging andsupporting the opposite end of said auxiliary platform' 6. In a deviceof the class described, an

upright frame adapted to be applied to a scale platform, supportsadjustably mounted on said frame, means for locking said supports intheir adjusted positions, an auxiliary platform pivotally supported atone end of said supports and a brace sup ported by said frame andextending upwardly and detaohably engaging and supporting the oppositeor outer end of said platform, whereby When said brace is disengagedfrom said auxiliary platform, the latter may be folded against saidupright frame.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature this 9th day ofSeptember. 1920.

HARRY C. SCHAPER.

